Nebraska at Kansas State

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 27, 1947, page 14 (results column)

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  You could count the major all victorious football teams on the fingers of your two hands today and if you try the same ‘calculaton after the season passes the hal1way mark next Saturday there probably will be a digit or two that won’t even be put to use. :, The biggest shock OF last weeks wave of surprises was Columbias S 21–⁠20 triumph over Army, a team that had gone through 81 games since 1943 without knowing the sting of defeat. But If the Cadets from West Point are in need of consolation, they can find it in the fact that many others on last Saturdays List of favorites we’re subjected to the same indignities. California, Baylor, Wake Forset and West Virginia were hauled rudely from the all-victorious ranks and Illinois, unneaten, but once tied, saw its hopes for another Big Nine title all but disappear In a 14–⁠7 loss to purdue. Both Illinois and Baylor were the victims of clear-cut upsets, as were such favorites as Harvard, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio State and Okla homa A. and M. Eleven Big Teams Unbeaten. Out of the wreckage. Texas, Mich iean, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Pennsylvania, Penn State, Southern Methodist, Utah and Virginia emersed as the only major outfits still owning perfect marks, while Duke and Southern California remained undefeated, but once-tied. = That list is due for further trim ming Saturday when Texas collldes with Southern Methodist at Dallas and Duke, which ended Wake For est’s dreams, invades Georgia Tech Michigan will catch Illinois on the rebound Saturday at Cha,nnaign Notre Dame takes on Navy at Cleveland, fIo-ti?ve~ tern eltertains Wis consin. while Iowa gees to Purdue and Indiana to Ohio State for other big NlIlG tuGSics’ Pittsburgh invades Minnesota while other Midwestern features will find Marquette at Michigan State st. Mary’s at Detroit, Wichita al Tulsa and, in trio Of Big Sa games, Nebraska at Missouri, Kansas state at Kansas and Iowa State al Oklahoma. Columbia returns to Ivy League play by visiting Cornell with Penn sylvarlia going to Princeton ane Dartmouth to Yale. Big Games in East. Penn State, which ruined Yves virsinia’s perfect slate, entertain COLGATE. Elsewhere around the Eas It will be Washington and Lee a Army, Fordham at Boston Univer sity, f-oly Crc-s at Brown, Rutge’ at Harvard. Syracuse at Lafayett and Oklahoma A. and M. at Temple While Georgia Tech and puk renew tkcir inte--ies cue rivalry a Atlanta. Tennessee and North Carolima WI be d. the same a Chapel Hill. Virginia stakes its winning streal against invading Richmond, wllii Wake Forest goes to William ant Mary for other Dixie >highlights. Arkansas returns to the Southwes

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Officially, Nebraska leads 78–⁠15–⁠2; as played, 77–⁠15–⁠3 in 95 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.